I'm in favor of oil exploration it is the best energy source

I'm also in favor of using our forest inventory for what it is good for in every way, that means lumber too, not just a place for huggers to go commune

I'm in favor of exploring alternative energy, but only if it can be a better source of energy. I like solar and wind and methane from waste for electric generation. I like more and more people being off the grid. But in the end, exploit the oil because it is what we have the infrastructure for and it is currently the best source. Bio-diesel ain't a bad proposition, I like the work done by that grad student last year that was turning logs into bio-fuel. I'm a huge fan of nuclear, would much rather we had more nuclear power plants than hydroelectric plants, but for irrigation needs I believe hydroelectric plants need to be combined, but if solely for hydroelectric, I would have to look at other possibilities. I like the geothermal ideas, don't know much about them, but they seem to work well for Iceland. Coal is something America has a lot of, so use it. Natural gas is something we have an abundance of as well.

But in the end, oil is king, we just need our own sources of it. Enough that we don't have to continue to fund the malcontents of the world.